Gordon Field, 18, has been placed on the Sex Offenders' Register after sexually assaulting and making lewd remarks and gestures at West College Scotland students.

Weirdo Gordon Field committed the sex crimes at Paisley's West College Scotland campus

A teenage pervert who made obscene comments to young students and sexually assaulted one of them at a Paisley college has had his name placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register.

Paisley Sheriff Court heard how Gordon Field targeted his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend and another teenager, placing them in a state of fear and alarm, by making derogatory remarks of a sexual nature.

However, his comments were overheard by a member of staff at Reid Kerr College – now known as West College Scotland – and she challenged him over his vile outburst.

In court, 18-year-old Field admitted repeatedly directing remarks that were derogatory and sexual in nature to the two girls during an incident in September 2012, pretending to masturbate and sexually assaulting one of them by attempting to kiss her and touch her bottom.

Sentence had previously been deferred for background reports to be prepared and, when Field returned to the dock to learn his fate, a defence agent said his client conceded the episode must have been distressing for the victims.

Sheriff Keith Ireland told Field that, due to the serious nature of the offence and particularly as he had behaved in such a disgusting way, he would have been justified in considering a period of detention.

Instead, he made him the subject of a 30-month Community Payback Order, requiring him to attend for any supervision and counselling required, including any programmes to address underlying issues which could have led to such behaviour.

Field, of Pollok, Glasgow, had his name placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register and was ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work as a direct alternative to custody.